Channel Orange is the debut studio album by the American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. After releasing his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra the previous year, Ocean began writing new songs with Malay, a producer and songwriter who then assisted him with recording Channel Orange at EastWest Studios in Hollywood. Rather than rely on samples ...

Jul 10, 2012 · Frustrated with Island Def Jam over their refusal to release his own solo material, Frank Ocean released his critically & commercially acclaimed debut mixtape nostalgia, ULTRA for free on his...

Jul 12, 2012 · On Channel Orange, this serene deadpan is splashed with crackling emotion, as though he's alternately narrating and starring in his own Magnolia -style cross-wired-heartbreak epic.

Feb 10, 2023 · With Ocean’s headlining Coachella performance on the way and a potential third album in the works, we’re taking a look back at why, 11 years on, Channel Orange matters. Perhaps the most notable throughline on Channel Orange is Ocean’s overarching narrative.

The lead-up to Frank Ocean’s culture-shifting debut album, which included the seemingly out-of-nowhere 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, was mired in mystery: Who was this elusive, vintage-car-obsessed crooner, and why was he a member of the rambunctious, uncouth youth movement known as Odd Future?

Channel Orange (stylized as channel ORANGE) is the debut studio album by Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was met with positive reviews by critics and fans. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Frank was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban...

Jul 10, 2022 · Released ten years ago today, Frank Ocean ’s debut, Channel Orange, stands as a singular achievement in popular culture and a touchstone for a cohort born into the ethics of social media.

Jul 18, 2022 · When Frank Ocean released his seminal debut studio album Channel Orange, fans listened intently, and the memory of that first experience with the music is still clear in the memory of so...

Jul 2, 2022 · One of them is Frank Ocean, whose 2012 début full-length album channel ORANGE cemented him as an enigmatic, charismatic artist with nigh-limitless potential. Talking about channel ORANGE and its themes, achievements, and potential trappings will be David, Dan, and Dylan (or Triple D, as the former asked me to refer to them).

Channel Orange is a stunningly ambitious soul album that establishes Ocean as one of the most creative artists in modern popular music. It's simultaneously of the moment and an undeniable …